FUTURE OF SPAIN

Grey River Argus, 21 October 1936, Page 5

FUTURE OF SPAIN

WILL DECISION DELAY ? Cabinet Ministers Leave Capital (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Deceived October 2 at 11.40 p.m.) LONDON, October 20. President Azana head of the Aladrid Government, has arrive at Barcelona. Four Cabinet Ministers have also arrived with President Azana in Barcelona from the capital. Embassy Official’s View (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received October 20 at 5.5 p.m.) AVASHINGTON, October 19. Senor Terasa, the Commercial Attache at the Spanish Embassy at AVashington, has resigned. He believes, although he is a Liberal himself, that Spain’s future is now in the hands ot General Franco, the commander of insurgent armies.

Franco Prepares TO OCCUPY MADRID. (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) MADRID, October 19. The rebel advance is stiffening the Government resistance. Reinforcements of lorr.es laden with munition-: and sandbags were rushed up to the front, lines. Large numbers of civil servants and other office workers spent Sunday digging trenches in n belated attempt to strengthen the defences of the capital. The Government believe that the war will still be lengthy, and arc preparing for a winter campaign. (Received October 20 at 11.20 p.m.) LONDON. October 20. The “Daily Telegraph’s” special correspondent, with the insurgents says —•General Franco has mobilised a great number of tanks, with which he intends to clear the streets when he enters the capital. RUSSIAN SUPPLIES. AIADRIiD. October 19. Amidst cheers for the Soviet, the. Russian steamer, “Neva,” arrived a! Alicante, with nearly 3000 tons of pro visions for Aladrid. All the male citizens in Barcelona have been mobilised. AVomen in food queues created riots by pinching and sticking pins into those preceding them. BRITISH LABOUR DEMAND. (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) LONDON, October 19. Air Attlee has sent a. letter to Air Baldwin, on behalf of the Opposition asking the immediate summoning of Parliament, in view of the gravity of the situation in Spain, arising from the volution of the Non-Intervention Agreement. DUTCH THANKS. (British Official Wireless). BUG-BA'. October 19. Mr Eden received both through the Netherlands Minister at London, and His Majesty’s Minister at 'The Hague, expressions of gratitude for services rendered to the Netherlands’ subjects in Spain, by His Majesty’s Government.